[Harp-L] RE: Harp Amps

[Mudharp@xxxxxxx]

As a run up to SPAH I had the chance to play through Scott Berberian's new  
smaller Meteor ("Mini-Meat") prototype amp. Scott sent it to me a few days  
before SPAH so that I could play with it and then bring it along to  Milwaukee 
when I drove up from Chicago. I was able to run it through the paces  at a band 
rehearsal and also gig with it once. It looks just like it's big  brother (one 
of which I am a proud and very happy owner) but smaller. Instead of  two 10" 
Webber speakers and one 12" it sports two 8"s and one 10". Another  feature is 
that it is switch biased so that you can run it either at 30  watts with 2 
6L6 or 20 watts with 2 6V6 power tubes. The sound is  very similar to the 
original amp; punchy and articulate with a broad range  of tonal color though not 
quite as loud and with a bit less bottom  end. Since the amp is a prototype I 
know that Scott, in his obsessed quest  for perfection, is still not quite done 
tweaking it yet. That said, it  still sounded incredible and when I gigged 
with it using the line out there  was absolutely no problem being heard all the 
way in the back of a  big room full of people. This is a great little (actually 
medium sized at  about 35 lbs.) amp and should be considered by anyone who is 
looking for a  manageable sized unit that will allow them to be heard in any 
situation and  make the most of their own sound.
 
tom albanese



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